CA1324113C - Multiple flow dispensing cap - Google Patents
Multiple flow dispensing capInfo
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- CA1324113C CA1324113C CA000592766A CA592766A CA1324113C CA 1324113 C CA1324113 C CA 1324113C CA 000592766 A CA000592766 A CA 000592766A CA 592766 A CA592766 A CA 592766A CA 1324113 C CA1324113 C CA 1324113C
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- dispensing cap
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D3/00—Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
- B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
- B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
- B65D47/243—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving linearly, i.e. without rotational motion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
- B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
- B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
- B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
- B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element
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Abstract
MULTIPLE FLOW DISPENSING CAP
Abstract of the Disclosure A dispensing cap for a container, said cap being of the type which has a movable sleeve mounted on a nozzle having outlet passages. The sleeve is movable between one position in which it blocks flow through the outlet passages and another position in which it permits flow through the outlet passages. The improvement involves the additional formation of one or more discharge passages in the nozzle which are not controlled by the sleeve. Such additional discharge passages may be of the type which provide an angled discharge stream, a high pressure discharge stream, a mechanically broken up spray or a high volume discharge flow.
A separate closure member may be provided for the additional discharge passages.
Abstract of the Disclosure A dispensing cap for a container, said cap being of the type which has a movable sleeve mounted on a nozzle having outlet passages. The sleeve is movable between one position in which it blocks flow through the outlet passages and another position in which it permits flow through the outlet passages. The improvement involves the additional formation of one or more discharge passages in the nozzle which are not controlled by the sleeve. Such additional discharge passages may be of the type which provide an angled discharge stream, a high pressure discharge stream, a mechanically broken up spray or a high volume discharge flow.
A separate closure member may be provided for the additional discharge passages.
Description
1 3 ~
Background and Summ~ry of the In~ention This invention is concerned with impro~ements to a dispensing cap of the push pull type in which a mov ble ~leeve is lifted upwardly to open outlet openings in a tubular nozzle surrounded by the sleeve to permik flow through the sleeve discharge opening. The invention may also be used with a dispensing cap in ~hich ~he sleeve is ~ :
thread0dly mounted on the tubular nozzle and is opened and ~:
closed by rotation.
The ~tandard push pull dispen~Lng cap is con~txuc~ed so that it can be threaded onto a container, usuaily a plastic, ~queezable c~ntainer, but, of course, it ~hould be unclerstood and apprecia~ed that such a push pull ~
. di8pensing cap can also be formed integrally ~ith a ~ :
squeezable or xigid container. ::
Conventional pu~h pull di.spensing caps rely on ~lit~type openings in the tubular nozzle having limited flow .
capacity. Al~o, ~ince the discharcle through these ~lit-like ~ ~
opening~ passes fir~t radially into and then axially through : : :
the di&charge ~leeve, a high pre~sure spray capacity and dir~ctionality of the discharge stream axe impossible to obtain. There are products such as toilet ~owl cleaners that . .
require a directable ~tream t~ permit the product to be -~
d~posited on designated areas such as under the toilet bowl .:
lip. Pre~ently, the~e products are not usually dispensed in the conventional pu~h pull diqpenser becau~e of this problem.
There are food product~ that need to be dispensed in a specific direction, such a~ liquid margarine to be applied to bread or lemon juice to fish or meatl and many ;, time~ the u8er also wi5hes ko di9charg~ larger quanti~ies of ` ~ .
the~e product~ in cooking, ~uch as by ~haking drops or pourlng. There are al80 household chemicals which are used $~
.: , in bathrooms and kitchens where a dir~ction~lity of the liquid stream is desired. Many ti~mes it is also desired that a larger amount of the chemical can be quickly di~pensed into a buck~t or pail, and this canno~ be accomplished with the ~ -standard push pull di~pensing caps. :
Th~refor~, an o~ect of this invention is a push pull dispensing cap which can al~o provide directionali~y of a di~charge streaml a fine spray, a high pres~ure stream or a high volume discharg~ flow by selectiv~ design of th~ ~
additional dischar~e passages built into a conventional push :: :
pull di~pensing cap or ~y the insertion of a mechanical spray ~--br~ak up unit into one of the discharge passages. ~:
Other ob~ects of thi~ invention may be found in the ollowing ~pecification, claims ancl drawings.
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Brief Description Qf the_Dra~inas Fig. 1 i~ an enlarged, side elevational vi0~ of a dispensing cap of thi~ invention mountsd on a conventional, : -threaded, 6queezable bottle, with the dispansing cap shown in cro~s ~ection for clarity of illustration, : -Fig. 2 i~ sid~ elevational view of the cap of Fig.
1 ~h~wn partially in cros~ ~ection and in its open position~
~ith the overcap shown in its open position;
Fig. 3 is a side elevational view partially in ~ . -. , .
cro~s ~ection of a modified form of ~he di~pensing cap o~ ;~
~ig. 1; '`,.:.'' Fig. 4 i a top plan view of yet another modified ~:-,:
'~ form of the dispensing cap of Fiy. l; and :- :
I Fig. 5 is a ~ide elevational view partially in .:~
~ ~ 30 cro~ ~ection of ~till another modified form of the : ~ :s di~p~n~ing cap of Fig. 1 with a mechanical spray break up .: :
uni~ in~alled. `
: 3 ~ 3 2 ~ ,L ~) Description of ~he Prefe:rred E~bodiments ~ ig. 1 of the drawings s:hows a dispensing cap 11 of this invention mounted on a threaded spout 13 o a conventional, squeezable, pla~ic ~ot~le 15. Although the di~pensing cap is depicted having threads which engage the threaded spout 13 of kh~ plastic bottle 15, it should be - :
~nderstc30d and appreciated that the dispenslng cap may be f ormed integrally ~Jith th2 plastic container . It should also be understood and appreciated that the contailler need not be ~:
formed of a squeazable plastic but may be formed of any : :
suitable material whether rigid or flexibl~. As is con~ntional, the dispensing cap 11 in~ludes a nozzle 19 and a ~leeve 21 which i~ mounted for recipxocal movement on the noæzle. The nozzle 19, as i~ zonventional ! iS formed with an integral skirt 23. The ~kirt 23 has internal ~hreads 25 : :;
which engage the threaded ~pout 13 o the plastic bottle to mount the dispensing cap on the boktle. As i~ also conyentional, tha nozzle 19 i3 opem at onP end 27 to provide coM~unication with the plastic bott.le 15 and has ~t~ other end closed by an end ~all 29. Outlet openings 31 in the form of elongated slits are formed in the tubular wall of ~he no~31e nex~ to the end wall 29.
The sleeve 21 ha~ an end wall 33 in ~hich i9 formed a diF~ har~P opening 35, with the discharye operlLng being defined by an inwardly directed anmllar flange 37. When the 81eeve is in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, the end ~all 29 of the nozzle i8 received in the discharge opening 35 ~o that the inwardly directed flange 37 of the sleave C105 the outlet openincJ3 31 of the nozzle.
In one of my modifications of the conventional ' .
di~pen~ing cap 11, a narrow d.iameter di~charge passage 41 is formed in the end wall 29 of the nozzle. In this example, :~
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the pa~sage 41 aligns with the axis of the nozzl~ 19 to provide a narrow stream discharge through the end wall. To close the narrow diameter di~charge ~peni~g 41, an overcap 43 is molded integrally with the sleeve 21 and is attached:~
thereto by what is commonly called a li~ing hinge 45.
With the overcap 43 in its open posi ion, as shown in ~ig~ 2 of the drawings, and the sleeve 21 in its closed pvsition, as shown in Fig. 1, sq-7eezing of the bottle will cause a high pres~ure, narrow ~tr~am to discharge through the pas~age 41 in the end wall 29 of the nozzle. There will be no flow through the conve~tional outlet openings 31 in the nozzle since they will be closed by the flange 37 of the 610eve 21. :[f a greater volume of di~charge i5 required, then the sleeve 21 may be mo~ed to its open position shown in .
FLg. 2 and squeezing the bottle will cause a higher volume discharge through both the openings 31 in the wall of the noz2l0 and the narrow diameter discharge pa sage 41 in th~ :
end wall 29 o the nozzle. Thi~ hLgher volume flow through the openings 31 will reduce the pressure of the fluid pas~ing through the pas~age 41 and will merge with th~ flow ~:
I through passage 41 so that rather than a high pressure,~:
.~ narrow ~et stream, a higher volume, low pressure flow through all of the openings will be obtained. ..
A modified orm of the dispensing cap of my : 25 invention is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings in which a narrow ~iameter discharge pa~sage 51 is formed in the end : wall 29 o the nozzle lSo In this embodiment of the i , ,.
invention, the nar.row diameter discharge pa~sag~ i8 canted or :~
angled relative to the axis of the nozzle 19 to provide a ~: .
narrow Btr~am di~chargQ which i~ offset and can be u~ed, for :
example~ as a toilet bowl cleaner. The cap of Fig. 3 provide~ a narxow, angled stream through passage 51 when the ~:~
:~
, ~ 3 ~ 3 ~leeve 21 is in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 3.
When the sleeve 21 is lif~ed to its open position, such as the open position of the sleeve shown in Fig. 2, then a much .:
higher volume ~low through the nozzle is obtained, which, in e~fect, re~irects the stxeam by dampening it~ velocity and :~
diffu~ing its direction, thus providing ~wo or more functions for the dispensin~ cap. It should be noted that in the modification of Fig. 3 an overcap 43 is not provided.
Instead, this embodlment of my invention will rely on a ~imple snap-on or threaded cover 53 to prevent flow through ~.-the narrow diameter discharge passage 51. Although there is no rea~on why an evercap, such as overcap 43, could not be provided, i desired.
Yet another modification of my invention is shown in Fig . 4 of the drawin~ in which a high volume f low is desirable even when the ~leeve 21 .is in its closed position.
In this modification, a large number of discharge passages 61, in thi~ example five, are formed in the end wall 29. It al~o ~hould be understood that instead of the ~ive, ~mall ~ 20 diam~ter dischaxge pas~ages 61r a single, large discharge j pas~ag~ 61 may be ormed in the end wall 29 or les~ than five ~! pa~age~ may be provided. Thi~ construction will provide a large ~olume di.charge when the sleeve is in its clo~ed position, and even a lar~er volume of discharge when the ~ , . , ~e~Ye i~ in its open posltion by combining the flow through the pa~age~ 61 and outlet openings 31. This large volume flow~i~ useful when the us~r i~ shaking or pouring from a `'~
~ rLgid non-~queezable container. ;-~
.l ~ Still another modification of my invention is shown : -~ 30 Ln Fig. 5 of the drawing~ in which a f in~ mist or spray can ; :~
:!~ be obtained when the sleeve 21 is in it~ closed position. In . thi~ mod~fication, a conventional mechanical break up device . . . . .
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~32~3 71 is installed in the end wall 29 of the nozzle 19. As is conventional, the mechanical break up device 71 includes a cap 73 which is force fitted over a cylindrical mount 75 formed integrally with the end wall 29. The cap sits in an annular inlet passage 77 surrounding the cylindrical mount 75 and passages 79 in the cap connect the annular inlet pa~sage 77 to a narrow outlet passage 81 in the cap for the fine ~ ~ .
spray. When the sleeve 21 is moved to its open position, a large volume, low pressure flow will pass through the -;
openings 31 and the effects of the fine spray will be ~ .
nullified. ~
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Background and Summ~ry of the In~ention This invention is concerned with impro~ements to a dispensing cap of the push pull type in which a mov ble ~leeve is lifted upwardly to open outlet openings in a tubular nozzle surrounded by the sleeve to permik flow through the sleeve discharge opening. The invention may also be used with a dispensing cap in ~hich ~he sleeve is ~ :
thread0dly mounted on the tubular nozzle and is opened and ~:
closed by rotation.
The ~tandard push pull dispen~Lng cap is con~txuc~ed so that it can be threaded onto a container, usuaily a plastic, ~queezable c~ntainer, but, of course, it ~hould be unclerstood and apprecia~ed that such a push pull ~
. di8pensing cap can also be formed integrally ~ith a ~ :
squeezable or xigid container. ::
Conventional pu~h pull di.spensing caps rely on ~lit~type openings in the tubular nozzle having limited flow .
capacity. Al~o, ~ince the discharcle through these ~lit-like ~ ~
opening~ passes fir~t radially into and then axially through : : :
the di&charge ~leeve, a high pre~sure spray capacity and dir~ctionality of the discharge stream axe impossible to obtain. There are products such as toilet ~owl cleaners that . .
require a directable ~tream t~ permit the product to be -~
d~posited on designated areas such as under the toilet bowl .:
lip. Pre~ently, the~e products are not usually dispensed in the conventional pu~h pull diqpenser becau~e of this problem.
There are food product~ that need to be dispensed in a specific direction, such a~ liquid margarine to be applied to bread or lemon juice to fish or meatl and many ;, time~ the u8er also wi5hes ko di9charg~ larger quanti~ies of ` ~ .
the~e product~ in cooking, ~uch as by ~haking drops or pourlng. There are al80 household chemicals which are used $~
.: , in bathrooms and kitchens where a dir~ction~lity of the liquid stream is desired. Many ti~mes it is also desired that a larger amount of the chemical can be quickly di~pensed into a buck~t or pail, and this canno~ be accomplished with the ~ -standard push pull di~pensing caps. :
Th~refor~, an o~ect of this invention is a push pull dispensing cap which can al~o provide directionali~y of a di~charge streaml a fine spray, a high pres~ure stream or a high volume discharg~ flow by selectiv~ design of th~ ~
additional dischar~e passages built into a conventional push :: :
pull di~pensing cap or ~y the insertion of a mechanical spray ~--br~ak up unit into one of the discharge passages. ~:
Other ob~ects of thi~ invention may be found in the ollowing ~pecification, claims ancl drawings.
:
Brief Description Qf the_Dra~inas Fig. 1 i~ an enlarged, side elevational vi0~ of a dispensing cap of thi~ invention mountsd on a conventional, : -threaded, 6queezable bottle, with the dispansing cap shown in cro~s ~ection for clarity of illustration, : -Fig. 2 i~ sid~ elevational view of the cap of Fig.
1 ~h~wn partially in cros~ ~ection and in its open position~
~ith the overcap shown in its open position;
Fig. 3 is a side elevational view partially in ~ . -. , .
cro~s ~ection of a modified form of ~he di~pensing cap o~ ;~
~ig. 1; '`,.:.'' Fig. 4 i a top plan view of yet another modified ~:-,:
'~ form of the dispensing cap of Fiy. l; and :- :
I Fig. 5 is a ~ide elevational view partially in .:~
~ ~ 30 cro~ ~ection of ~till another modified form of the : ~ :s di~p~n~ing cap of Fig. 1 with a mechanical spray break up .: :
uni~ in~alled. `
: 3 ~ 3 2 ~ ,L ~) Description of ~he Prefe:rred E~bodiments ~ ig. 1 of the drawings s:hows a dispensing cap 11 of this invention mounted on a threaded spout 13 o a conventional, squeezable, pla~ic ~ot~le 15. Although the di~pensing cap is depicted having threads which engage the threaded spout 13 of kh~ plastic bottle 15, it should be - :
~nderstc30d and appreciated that the dispenslng cap may be f ormed integrally ~Jith th2 plastic container . It should also be understood and appreciated that the contailler need not be ~:
formed of a squeazable plastic but may be formed of any : :
suitable material whether rigid or flexibl~. As is con~ntional, the dispensing cap 11 in~ludes a nozzle 19 and a ~leeve 21 which i~ mounted for recipxocal movement on the noæzle. The nozzle 19, as i~ zonventional ! iS formed with an integral skirt 23. The ~kirt 23 has internal ~hreads 25 : :;
which engage the threaded ~pout 13 o the plastic bottle to mount the dispensing cap on the boktle. As i~ also conyentional, tha nozzle 19 i3 opem at onP end 27 to provide coM~unication with the plastic bott.le 15 and has ~t~ other end closed by an end ~all 29. Outlet openings 31 in the form of elongated slits are formed in the tubular wall of ~he no~31e nex~ to the end wall 29.
The sleeve 21 ha~ an end wall 33 in ~hich i9 formed a diF~ har~P opening 35, with the discharye operlLng being defined by an inwardly directed anmllar flange 37. When the 81eeve is in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, the end ~all 29 of the nozzle i8 received in the discharge opening 35 ~o that the inwardly directed flange 37 of the sleave C105 the outlet openincJ3 31 of the nozzle.
In one of my modifications of the conventional ' .
di~pen~ing cap 11, a narrow d.iameter di~charge passage 41 is formed in the end wall 29 of the nozzle. In this example, :~
,, :, ~ 3 2 ~
the pa~sage 41 aligns with the axis of the nozzl~ 19 to provide a narrow stream discharge through the end wall. To close the narrow diameter di~charge ~peni~g 41, an overcap 43 is molded integrally with the sleeve 21 and is attached:~
thereto by what is commonly called a li~ing hinge 45.
With the overcap 43 in its open posi ion, as shown in ~ig~ 2 of the drawings, and the sleeve 21 in its closed pvsition, as shown in Fig. 1, sq-7eezing of the bottle will cause a high pres~ure, narrow ~tr~am to discharge through the pas~age 41 in the end wall 29 of the nozzle. There will be no flow through the conve~tional outlet openings 31 in the nozzle since they will be closed by the flange 37 of the 610eve 21. :[f a greater volume of di~charge i5 required, then the sleeve 21 may be mo~ed to its open position shown in .
FLg. 2 and squeezing the bottle will cause a higher volume discharge through both the openings 31 in the wall of the noz2l0 and the narrow diameter discharge pa sage 41 in th~ :
end wall 29 o the nozzle. Thi~ hLgher volume flow through the openings 31 will reduce the pressure of the fluid pas~ing through the pas~age 41 and will merge with th~ flow ~:
I through passage 41 so that rather than a high pressure,~:
.~ narrow ~et stream, a higher volume, low pressure flow through all of the openings will be obtained. ..
A modified orm of the dispensing cap of my : 25 invention is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings in which a narrow ~iameter discharge pa~sage 51 is formed in the end : wall 29 o the nozzle lSo In this embodiment of the i , ,.
invention, the nar.row diameter discharge pa~sag~ i8 canted or :~
angled relative to the axis of the nozzle 19 to provide a ~: .
narrow Btr~am di~chargQ which i~ offset and can be u~ed, for :
example~ as a toilet bowl cleaner. The cap of Fig. 3 provide~ a narxow, angled stream through passage 51 when the ~:~
:~
, ~ 3 ~ 3 ~leeve 21 is in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 3.
When the sleeve 21 is lif~ed to its open position, such as the open position of the sleeve shown in Fig. 2, then a much .:
higher volume ~low through the nozzle is obtained, which, in e~fect, re~irects the stxeam by dampening it~ velocity and :~
diffu~ing its direction, thus providing ~wo or more functions for the dispensin~ cap. It should be noted that in the modification of Fig. 3 an overcap 43 is not provided.
Instead, this embodlment of my invention will rely on a ~imple snap-on or threaded cover 53 to prevent flow through ~.-the narrow diameter discharge passage 51. Although there is no rea~on why an evercap, such as overcap 43, could not be provided, i desired.
Yet another modification of my invention is shown in Fig . 4 of the drawin~ in which a high volume f low is desirable even when the ~leeve 21 .is in its closed position.
In this modification, a large number of discharge passages 61, in thi~ example five, are formed in the end wall 29. It al~o ~hould be understood that instead of the ~ive, ~mall ~ 20 diam~ter dischaxge pas~ages 61r a single, large discharge j pas~ag~ 61 may be ormed in the end wall 29 or les~ than five ~! pa~age~ may be provided. Thi~ construction will provide a large ~olume di.charge when the sleeve is in its clo~ed position, and even a lar~er volume of discharge when the ~ , . , ~e~Ye i~ in its open posltion by combining the flow through the pa~age~ 61 and outlet openings 31. This large volume flow~i~ useful when the us~r i~ shaking or pouring from a `'~
~ rLgid non-~queezable container. ;-~
.l ~ Still another modification of my invention is shown : -~ 30 Ln Fig. 5 of the drawing~ in which a f in~ mist or spray can ; :~
:!~ be obtained when the sleeve 21 is in it~ closed position. In . thi~ mod~fication, a conventional mechanical break up device . . . . .
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~32~3 71 is installed in the end wall 29 of the nozzle 19. As is conventional, the mechanical break up device 71 includes a cap 73 which is force fitted over a cylindrical mount 75 formed integrally with the end wall 29. The cap sits in an annular inlet passage 77 surrounding the cylindrical mount 75 and passages 79 in the cap connect the annular inlet pa~sage 77 to a narrow outlet passage 81 in the cap for the fine ~ ~ .
spray. When the sleeve 21 is moved to its open position, a large volume, low pressure flow will pass through the -;
openings 31 and the effects of the fine spray will be ~ .
nullified. ~
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Claims (6)
1. In a dispensing cap for a container, said dispensing cap being of the type having:
a tubular nozzle having an open end in communication with said container and a wall at the opposite end of the nozzle, outlet openings in the tubular nozzle adjacent said end wall, a sleeve having a discharge opening and being reciprocally mounted on the outside of said tubular nozzle for movement between a first position in which the sleeve coacts with the end wall of the nozzle to prevent flow from the outlet openings into and through the sleeve to its discharge opening and a second position in which the sleeve is located away from the end wall to allow flow from the outlet openings through the sleeve and out its discharge opening, the improvement comprising:
at least one passage formed in the end wall of the tubular nozzle and an openable closure means mounted on said dispensing cap to control flow through said end wall opening.
a tubular nozzle having an open end in communication with said container and a wall at the opposite end of the nozzle, outlet openings in the tubular nozzle adjacent said end wall, a sleeve having a discharge opening and being reciprocally mounted on the outside of said tubular nozzle for movement between a first position in which the sleeve coacts with the end wall of the nozzle to prevent flow from the outlet openings into and through the sleeve to its discharge opening and a second position in which the sleeve is located away from the end wall to allow flow from the outlet openings through the sleeve and out its discharge opening, the improvement comprising:
at least one passage formed in the end wall of the tubular nozzle and an openable closure means mounted on said dispensing cap to control flow through said end wall opening.
2. The dispensing cap of claim 1 in which a plurality of passages are formed in the end wall of the tubular nozzle.
3. The dispensing cap of claim 2 in which the total size of the end wall passages is much larger than the combined size of the outlet openings.
4. The dispensing cap of claim 1 in which the direction of discharge of the end wall passage is angled relative to the axis of the tubular nozzle.
5. The dispensing cap of claim 1 in which the openable closure member is mounted on the movable sleeve.
6. The dispensing cap of claim 1 in which a mechanical spray break up device is installed in said one passage formed in the end wall of the tubular nozzle.
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| US07/164,426 US4813577A (en) | 1988-03-04 | 1988-03-04 | Multiple flow dispensing cap |
| US164,426 | 1988-03-04 |
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| CA1324113C true CA1324113C (en) | 1993-11-09 |
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| KR900700377A (en) | 1990-08-13 |
| PH25309A (en) | 1991-04-30 |
| MX167320B (en) | 1993-03-16 |
| AU3348589A (en) | 1989-09-22 |
| US4813577A (en) | 1989-03-21 |
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| EP0408599A4 (en) | 1991-04-03 |
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